A visit to the Putnam Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Putnam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Putnam Cemetery:
35.9912, -86.4103
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Putnam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Putnam Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Putnam Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Putnam Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Putnam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Putnam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- EAdes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The EAdes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for EAdes Cemetery
- Short Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Lenoir Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lenoir Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Searcy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Searcy Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Estes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Evans Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Evans Memorial Garden is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evans Memorial Garden is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Murfreesboro.
- The Evans Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Evans Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11818 <5>
- Brothers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brothers Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Cemetery
- Short Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Charleton Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McPeak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McPeak Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPeak Cemetery
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- Swain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Swain Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain Cemetery
- Swain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Swain Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain Cemetery
- Bone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bone Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Waller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Ridley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ridley Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley Cemetery
- Manor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Manor Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Walterhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walterhill Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill Cemetery
- Robinson - McMillian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wrather Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wrather Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrather Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Drenan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Drenan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenan Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Putnam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Putnam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Walterhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Smyrna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Cainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Gladeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Murfreesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- La Vergne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Snell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Belinda City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Doaks Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Leeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Priest Lake Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Nolensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dillton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Kittrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Beckwith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Mount Juliet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Antioch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Rucker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burns Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Statesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrencoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Putnam Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Putnam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- La Vergne
- Lebanon
- Mount Juliet
- Murfreesboro
- Nolensville
- Smyrna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Putnam Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Putnam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645882 (Putnam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645882 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walterhill
- Location given for Putnam Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9911741 Lon: -86.4102699
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Putnam Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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